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09/11/1990
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4,963,814
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5,304,468
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04/26/1994
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5,312,762
05/17/1994
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5,344,754
09/06/1994
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5,352,351
10/04/1994
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5,353,351
10/04/1994
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5,366,609
11/22/1994
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5,371,687
12/06/1994
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5,376,254
12/27/1994
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5,508,203
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04/23/1996
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05/14/1996
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5,526,120
06/11/1996
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5,526,111
06/11/1996
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5,526,808
06/18/1996
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5,532,128
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5,552,116
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11/19/1996
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11/19/1996
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12/03/1996
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5,593,390
01/14/1997
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5,593,739
01/14/1997
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5,594,906
01/14/1997
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5,597,532
01/28/1997
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5,604,110
02/18/1997
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11/22/1989
Nankai et al.
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04/24/1991
Ishihara
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04/22/1992
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10/11/1996
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02/14/1997
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